Drivers of innovation ambidexterity in small- to medium-sized firms

European Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-17

  Chang, Yi Ying ^a   Hughes, Mathew ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambidexterity; Business performance; Innovation; Small and medium sized firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555178520     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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